Ron DeSantis viciously mocked for mentioning pudding in an interview & twitter went wild

Twitter is having a field day after GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis declared that “the proof is in the pudding” when it comes to his electability as he moves further and further right.

The current Florida governor has long been mocked for an alleged 2019 incident on a private plane in which he ate chocolate pudding with his fingers rather than a spoon. DeSantis has since claimed he has no memory of that happening, but social media users could not believe he would make any sort of pudding reference that would bring that story back to the forefront.

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“The proof is in the pudding, I mean I took a state that had been a one-point state and we won it by 20 percentage points,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper.

“I think he means, the fingers are in the pudding,” wrote former CIA agent John Sipher.

I think he means, the fingers are in the pudding.

— John Sipher (@john_sipher) July 18, 2023

“His Effing fingers are in the Effing pudding – that’s what’s in the pudding,” joked podcast host Keith Olbermann.

His Effing fingers are in the Effing pudding – that's what's in the pudding https://t.co/sVljKdBRwl

— Keith Olbermann↙️ (@KeithOlbermann) July 18, 2023

Pod Save America host Jon Favreau tweeted his disbelief that DeSantis “actually included the phrase.”

When @jaketapper asked DeSantis about the state of his campaign, his answer actually included the phrase….

"The proof is in the pudding" pic.twitter.com/r4ROWvlYjU

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) July 18, 2023

And oh so much more fun was had.

Ron DeSantis literally said “The proof is in the pudding?!?!?" He didn’t learn to excise that word from his vocabulary forever?

And then he talked about “bread and butter" which is stealing Chris Christie’s line, even though he didn’t also mention donuts and french fries.

— Paul Gundlach (@PaulSGundlach) July 19, 2023

Dude is just trying for the coveted Jell-O pudding sponsorship.

— LetsGetReal (@damnUJones) July 18, 2023

Looking forward to DeSantis serving Snack Packs at his post inauguration luncheon. You should come. 👍

— Florida Dad (@FloridadadD) July 18, 2023

Like the old saying goes: "You can take the man away from the pudding. but you can't get the pudding off of his paws."

— Jess 🇺🇦 (@MirrorMan_jls) July 18, 2023

Meatball Ron floated his new campaign slogan in his interview with Jake Tapper:

DeSantis 2024: The Proof is in the Pudding

— John Dori (@JohnTDori) July 18, 2023

He did NOT SAY PUDDING!!!!!!!!!
Omfg. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

— Jo🌻 (@JoJoFromJerz) July 18, 2023

He's just so painfully uncomfortable around human beings.

— The Notorious ROY G BIV (@robwoodyard1) July 18, 2023

DeSantis was seen backstage, in the Green Room, being fed his daily fix of Pudding. They wouldn't allow him to use his fingers. pic.twitter.com/Bfhtppy4TP

— 𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤𝔾𝕦𝕪 🌐 (@ShitzN_Giggles) July 18, 2023

"That's pudding it mildly"

— Blue (@blewhaven) July 18, 2023

Omg, Ron DeSantis didn't just say, "The proof is in the pudding," did he? Yes, yes, he did! Drink! 🥂

— atthebeach345 🌻 (@thebeach345) July 18, 2023

In addition to mocking the candidate, some on Twitter also criticized CNN for engaging with DeSantis at all, saying they were normalizing the draconian rule he wants to implement across the US.

“Imagine how an interview with Hitler should go…” one person wrote.

CNN doing the most to normalize what we’re fighting against. Imagine how an interview with Hitler should go…

— Julian G (@JGE214) July 18, 2023

“The entire interview is a complete waste of time,” said another. “No fact-checking, no push backs from @jaketapper. Just when one thinks @CNN can’t do worse than Trump Townhall, they do this.”

The entire interview is a complete waste of time. No fact-checking, no push backs from @jaketapper. Just when one thinks @CNN can’t do worse than Trump Townhall, they do this

— RuthT (@victoriaT555) July 18, 2023

DeSantis’s campaign is thought by many to be dead on arrival. He has alienated many from his own party with his relentless focus on culture warring and is currently far behind Donald Trump in the polls. According to RealClearPolitics, DeSantis is polling at 20.2%, compared to Trump’s 53.7%.